S&CO Inc. Raises Stake in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. $CHD

S&CO Inc. raised its holdings in Church & Dwight Co., Inc. (NYSE:CHD) by 0.9% in the first quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 650,230 shares of the company’s stock after acquiring an additional 5,742 shares during the quarter. Church & Dwight accounts for about 3.8% of S&CO Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 5th biggest holding. S&CO Inc. owned 0.27% of Church & Dwight worth $60,679,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. boosted its holdings in Church & Dwight by 4.1% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 24,274 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,672,000 after buying an additional 945 shares in the last quarter. Empowered Funds LLC grew its holdings in shares of Church & Dwight by 18.4% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 6,595 shares of the company’s stock worth $726,000 after acquiring an additional 1,024 shares during the last quarter. Sivia Capital Partners LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Church & Dwight during the second quarter worth $254,000. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 9.0% during the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 29,398 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,825,000 after purchasing an additional 2,419 shares during the period. Finally, Cerity Partners LLC boosted its position in shares of Church & Dwight by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Cerity Partners LLC now owns 52,273 shares of the company’s stock valued at $5,024,000 after purchasing an additional 204 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 86.60% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Church & Dwight

In other news, EVP Brian D. Buchert sold 10,160 shares of Church & Dwight stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $98.14, for a total transaction of $997,102.40. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 1,286 shares in the company, valued at $126,208.04. The trade was a 88.76% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Penry W. Price sold 5,960 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $94.86, for a total value of $565,365.60. Following the completion of the sale, the director directly owned 30,070 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $2,852,440.20. The trade was a 16.54% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 47,680 shares of company stock worth $4,672,190. 2.00% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.

Analyst Ratings Changes

CHD has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, June 13th. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $114.00 price target on shares of Church & Dwight in a report on Monday, June 1st. Barclays decreased their price objective on shares of Church & Dwight from $85.00 to $80.00 and set an “underweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Weiss Ratings raised shares of Church & Dwight from a “hold (c)” rating to a “hold (c+)” rating in a research note on Thursday. Finally, UBS Group lifted their price target on Church & Dwight from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday. Nine research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, eight have issued a Hold rating and one has given a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $103.47.

Church & Dwight Stock Down 1.1%

CHD stock opened at $98.01 on Friday. The company has a 50 day moving average of $96.53 and a two-hundred day moving average of $95.66. The company has a quick ratio of 0.81, a current ratio of 1.22 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.53. Church & Dwight Co., Inc. has a 12-month low of $81.33 and a 12-month high of $106.04. The company has a market cap of $23.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.24, a PEG ratio of 3.52 and a beta of 0.47.

Church & Dwight (NYSE:CHD) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Friday, May 1st. The company reported $0.95 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.93 by $0.02. Church & Dwight had a return on equity of 20.51% and a net margin of 11.81%.The business had revenue of $1.47 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.46 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.91 earnings per share. Church & Dwight’s quarterly revenue was up .1% compared to the same quarter last year. Church & Dwight has set its Q2 2026 guidance at 0.880-0.880 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 3.710-3.810 EPS. On average, equities analysts anticipate that Church & Dwight Co., Inc. will post 3.74 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Church & Dwight Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 1st. Stockholders of record on Friday, May 15th were paid a dividend of $0.3075 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, May 15th. This represents a $1.23 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 1.3%. Church & Dwight’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 40.46%.

About Church & Dwight

Church & Dwight Co, Inc is a U.S.-based consumer products company best known for its Arm & Hammer baking soda business. Founded in 1846 with the manufacture and marketing of sodium bicarbonate, the company has grown into a diversified maker and marketer of household, personal care and specialty products. Church & Dwight is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker CHD and is headquartered in Ewing, New Jersey.

The company’s portfolio spans a range of categories including household cleaning and laundry, oral care, personal care, sexual wellness and health & wellness.